JP2003262688A - Card-type program timer - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problems of the trouble wherein a plurality of cards must be read through a reader means for setting the date and the set time, using a plurality of cards, and of cost for making a plurality of cards having different formats. <P>SOLUTION: Specific information for outputting signal to an external device at set date and time and ringing an internal electronic chime is written on a marking card and the card is read with a card read means. The specific information read out of the card reading means is stored in a program memory means. The year, the month, the date, the day of the week and the clocked with the clocking means and the program stored in the program memory means are compared. When the specific times coincides, a specific operation is executed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a card-type program timer for setting designated information for ringing a chime or bell at a set time using a mark type card and ringing a chime or bell at a set time.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional program timer using a card is disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 2871118. In this conventional example, the number and conditions of the circuit to be operated by the timer, and the first card for setting the operation pattern including the on / off time,
The operation set by the first card is set by using the second card that specifies a specific date. These two cards were stored through a card reading means, and a chime or a bell was rung on the set date and time.

[0003]

In the conventional card type program timer, the setting is made by using a plurality of cards having different items to specify the setting date and the setting time. If there is, it must be read through the reading means, which takes time and effort. In addition, it is necessary to prepare a plurality of cards having different formats, which is expensive. An object of the present invention is to provide a card type program timer which can be set with one card for designating a set date and set time and does not take time and effort to insert two cards.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems] At a desired date and time, a signal is output to an external device, designation information for sounding a built-in electronic chime is written on a mark type card, and the card is read by a card reading means. . Of the specified information read from the card reading means, the weekly program set for each day of the week, the perpetual program set annually, and the annual program set annually are separately stored in the program storage means. The annual program stored in the program storage means is erased by the erasing means when the program is executed.

When the weekly program, the perpetual program, and the annual program stored in the program storage means are set at the same time, the priority identification means carries out the execution priority order of the annual program, the perpetual program, and the weekly program. give. The timekeeping means measures the current date, day of the week, and time. The output control means compares the date, the day of the week, and the time measured by the time measuring means with the programs whose priority order is determined by the priority order identifying means among the programs stored in the program storage means, and the specified time is Control the specified action when they match. The designated operation differs depending on the mode described on the card, but if it is a mode for generating a signal to the outside, it outputs a signal to the outside, and if it is a mode to sound the built-in electronic chime, it sounds the chime.

The means for smoothing the electronic chime will be described below. A plurality of tunes are stored in advance in the tune storage means, and the tune selection means selects the tune of the matched program from the tune storage means by the output control means and calls it. The output means inputs the chime start signal by the output control means and outputs the music called by the music selection means. When it is desired to change the music piece of the plurality of programs stored in the program storage means, the program can be called and the music piece can be changed by the music piece changing means.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is an explanation of a card which is an input means for storing setting information in a card type program timer of the present invention and programming it. The card 2 includes a mode designation column 4, a circuit number designation column 6, a day of the week setting column 8, a repetition time setting column 10, a ringing time chime start setting column 12, timer setting columns 21 to 31, a mode year designation column 4
0, the year setting column 42, and the month setting columns 44a to 44l. Although 11 timer setting fields can be set here, the number can be arbitrarily set because the number of setting is not fixed. In the figure, the space for description is small, so the display is divided into two, but in reality it is one card.

In the mode designation column 4, "report time", "chime", "timer", "repeat", and "erase" are set. The “report time” is a mode in which a signal is output to the external device through the output switch 67 at the time set in the timer setting fields 21 to 31. "Chime" is the timer setting field 21
This is a mode in which the electronic chime built into the program timer is sounded at the time set by 31. "Timer"
Is a mode in which the operation time of an external air conditioner or the like is controlled through the output switch 67. “Repeat” is a mode in which a signal is output to an external device through the output switch 67 at a constant cycle. “Erase” is a mode in which the set program is erased.

The circuit number designation column 6 designates the circuit number for storing the program. Actually, one program timer has a plurality of circuits, and it is possible to specify which circuit the program is set to. Although eight circuits are set here, since the number of settings is not particularly determined, they can be set arbitrarily.

The day setting column 8 is a timer setting column 21 to 31.
Specify when to operate at the time set in in the week. In the mode designation column 4, when the "timer" or "repetition" mode is executed, depending on the setting, the setting may span the days of the week, so columns for ON and OFF are provided. With regard to the “report time” and “chime” modes, when the set time is reached, a signal is output to the output switch 67 of the program timer, or the built-in electronic chime is sounded.
Only the N side is set. To specify, specify the day of the week column 8
"Sun", "Month", "Tue", "Wednesday",
Mark the day of the week specified in "Thurs", "Friday", or "Saturday". Of course, when you specify Monday-Friday, "Month"-"Friday"
All can be marked, but the same settings can be made by marking "Weekday". When specifying all of the days to Saturdays, of course, all of the "days" to "saturdays" may be marked, but the same setting can be made by marking "every day" (every day).

The repetition time setting column 10 is the mode designation column 4
How long (time) when "Repeat" is specified in
Or to output the signal to the output switch 67 every minute. In the column, "0",
"1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "10",
"15", "20", "25", "30", "35",
It can be set by marking one of "40", "45", "50", and "55".

The ringing time chime start setting column 12 differs depending on the mode designated in the mode designation column 4. In the “report time”, the signal width output to the external device is set through the output switch 67. "Chime" sets the startup time of the built-in electronic chime amplifier. It takes a few seconds for the amplifier to operate after it is turned on, so specify how many seconds before the set time the amplifier should be turned on. Normally, the operation of the amplifier is possible in 2 seconds.
"Timer" is an OF that sets a signal to be output to an external device.
Set when you want to extend the time a little more than F hours. The time set in the timer setting fields 21 to 31 is set in minutes and cannot be set in seconds. Therefore, it can be specified when it is desired to extend the time slightly in seconds. "Repeat" sets the signal width to be output to the external device. In the column, the tenths of a second and the ones of a second are shown from the left.

The timer setting fields 21 to 31 are fields for designating time settings. Here, the description is made so that up to timer 1 to timer 11 can be set. The number of timer setting fields is not particularly determined and may be set appropriately. Here, the timer setting column 21 will be described, but in the timer setting column 21, two settings can be made: the ON side 21a and the OFF side 21b. This is because settings such as what time and what time is performed when the mode is "timer" and "repeated" are designated in the mode designation field 4. But,
In the other modes "report time" and "chime", the operation can be performed by setting only the set time, and therefore the OFF time is not particularly set. Therefore, in the case of the setting of "report time" and "chime", it is turned on from the left regardless of the ON / OFF column.
21a, OFF21b, ON22a, and OFF22b can be set in this order. From the left, the columns indicate the tens place of the hour, the ones place of the hour, the tens place of the minute, and the ones place of the minute.

Next, "report time" designated in the mode designation column 4,
The setting of “chime”, “timer”, “repeated”, and “erase” will be described using an example. First, the mode "report time"
Will be described. As an example, a case where the circuit “3” is set to ring the siren (external device) at 8:00, 12:00, and 17:00 on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday will be described. The mode designation column 4 of the card 2 is marked with “report time”, and the circuit number designation column 6 is marked with “3”. In the day of the week setting field 8, “Month”, “Wednesday”, and “Friday” on the ON side are marked, and nothing is marked on the OFF side. Nothing is marked in the repetition time setting field 10. The time for outputting the signal to the external siren is set in the sounding time chime start setting field 12. Here, if it is 15 seconds, the tens place is marked with "1" and the ones place is marked with "5". When the timer setting field 21 is ON 21a, "0" is placed in the tens place of the hour, "8" is placed in the ones place, and "0" is placed in the tens place and the ones place of the minute.
Mark in the same way, and in the same way with OFF21b, the tens digit "1",
One's place "2", ten's place, one's place "0", ON22a
Mark the tens digit "1", the ones digit "7", the tens digit and the ones digit "0". Setting can be done by marking in this way.

The mode "chime" will be described. As an example, a case will be described where the circuit "2" is set to ring the chime at 9:00 and 17:30 from Monday to Friday. Mark "chime" in the mode designation field 4 of the card 2 and "2" in the circuit number designation field 6. O in the day setting field 8
Mark "flat" for the day of the week on the N side, and do not mark anything on the OFF side. Nothing is marked in the repetition time setting field 10. The start time of the amplifier is set in the blowing time chime start setting field 12, but here it is set to 2 seconds. Mark "0" at the tens place and "2" at the ones place. Timer setting field 2
When it is 1 and ON 21a, "0" is placed in the tens place of the hour, "9" is placed in the first place
Mark the ten's place of the minute, the one's place "0", and do the same
At F21b, the tens place "1", the ones place "7", the tens place "3", and the ones place "0" are marked. Setting can be done by marking in this way. Regarding the chime, multiple songs are stored in the program timer, and you can specify a song for each set time, but the setting is not made on the card, and the song "1" is always selected when setting. It has become. If you want to change the song, set it once with the card and then change it. Figure 4 for the changing method
See below.

The mode "timer" will be described. As an example, a case will be described in which the circuit "1" is set to operate an external air conditioner from 9 am to 12 pm Monday to Friday. The "timer" is marked in the mode designation column 4 of the card 2, and the "1" is marked in the circuit number designation column 6. O in the day setting field 8
Mark "Fair" for each day of the week on the N side and the OFF side.
Nothing is marked in the repetition time setting field 10. In the blowing time chime start setting field 12, "0" is marked in the tens place and the ones place. When the timer setting field 21 is ON21a, the hour's tens digit is marked with "0", the one's digit is marked with "9", the minute's tens digit and the one's digit are marked with "0", and the OFF21b is marked with "1". , "1" is marked with "2", tens and minutes are marked with "0". Setting can be done by marking in this way.

The mode "repeat" will be described. As an example, a case will be described in which the circuit "5" is set to output a signal to the external device for 15 seconds at 00 minutes and 30 minutes (30 minute intervals) between 10:00 on Monday and 19:00 on Wednesday. Mark "Repeat" in the mode designation field 4 of the card 2 and "5" in the circuit number designation field 6. In the day of the week setting field 8, mark "Month" on the ON day of the week and mark "Wed" on the OFF side. The repetition time setting column 10
Mark "0" and "30". In the sounding time chime start setting field 12, the tens digit is marked with "1" and the ones digit is marked with "5". When the timer setting field 21 is ON 21a, the hour's tens place is "1", the ones place is "0", the tens place and the ones place are "0".
When OFF21b, the tens place is marked with "1", the ones place is marked with "9", the tens place and the ones place are marked with "0". Setting can be done by marking in this way.

The mode "erase" will be described. As an example, the case where the circuit “5” is erased will be described. Mark "erase" in the mode designation column 4 of the card 2 and "5" in the circuit number designation column 6. Setting can be done by marking in this way.

Next, the setting of "many years", "annual", "manual deletion", and "annual deletion" specified in the mode year specification column 40 will be described. The “many years” is a setting that is repeated every year regardless of the set date, and once set, it is repeated until it is erased or overwritten. "Annual" executes the program for a specified year. After execution, it is automatically deleted on a daily basis. “Erasure” is a setting for erasing the program set in “Perpetual”. "Annual deletion"
Is a setting for deleting the program set in "annual". When setting "everything" or "annual", in the mode designation field 4, "report time", "chime", "timer"
Can only be set. Also, the day is not set because it is set by date. That is, when setting "everyone" and "annual", the day of the week setting field 8 is not set.

In the year setting column 42, the year designated by "year" and "erasure" in the mode year designation column 40 is set. The tens digit in the column is the second digit of the Christian era, and the ones digit is the first digit of the Christian era.

The month setting fields 44a to 44l are the year setting fields 4
The month of the year set in 2 is shown. Explaining in the month setting field 44a indicating January, the fields can be marked from "1" to "31" which are the number of days in January.
Therefore, if "15" is marked, January 15 is set. Also, if you want to set all days of the month, you can also set all days,
The same setting can be made by marking "all". February
The same is set for the setting of? 12 months, that is, the month setting fields 44b? 44l.

Next, setting of "many years", "annual", "manual deletion", and "annual deletion" specified in the mode year specification column 40 will be described using an example. As Example 1, a case will be described in which a signal is set to be output to the siren (external device) for 15 seconds on the circuit "3" every January 12th and January 25th at 8:00 and 12:00. The mode designation column 4 of the card 2 is marked with “report time”, and the circuit number designation column 6 is marked with “3”. Nothing is marked in the day setting field 8 and the repetition time setting field 10. In the sounding time chime start setting field 12, the tens digit is marked with "1" and the ones digit is marked with "5". Timer setting field 2
With 1 ON 21a, the hour tens place is marked with "0", the ones place is marked with "8", the minutes tens place and the ones place are marked with "0", and in the same way OFF21b is marked with "1". , "1" is marked with "2", tens and minutes are marked with "0". Mark "every year" in the mode year specification field 40, and set the year 4
2 does not mark anything. "12" in the month setting field 44a,
Mark "25". Setting can be done by marking in this way.

As an example 2, the circuit "2" has a value of 2 in 2002.
A case of setting the chime to sound at 9:00 and 17:30 in the month will be described. Mark "chime" in the mode designation field 4 of the card 2 and "2" in the circuit number designation field 6. Nothing is marked in the day of the week setting field 8 and the repetition time setting field 10. The start-up time of the amplifier is set in the blowing time chime start-up setting column 12. Here, if it is set to 2 seconds, the tens place is marked with "0" and the ones place is marked with "2". When the timer setting field 21 is ON21a, the tens digit of the hour is marked with "0", the ones digit is marked with "9", the tens digit of the minute and the ones digit are marked with "0", and similarly, the tens digit is set with the OFF21b. Mark "1", "7" at ones place, "3" at tens place, and "0" at ones place. In the mode year designation field 40, "year" is marked, in the year setting field 42, the tens digit is "0" and the ones digit is "2". Mark "all" in the month setting field 44b. Setting can be done by marking in this way. As for the chime, as described above, since the song "1" is always selected in the setting by the card, if the song is desired to be changed, it is changed after the setting.

As an example 3, the circuit "5" is displayed on February 12th every year.
A case of setting to operate the external air conditioner between 9 o'clock and 15 o'clock on the 15th will be described. Mark "timer" in the mode designation field 4 of the card 2 and "5" in the circuit number designation field 6. Nothing is marked in the day setting field 8. Nothing is marked in the repetition time setting field 10. Sounding time chime Start setting field 12 "0" in the tens place and the ones place
Mark. When the timer setting field 21 is ON21a, the tens place of "0", the ones place of "9", the tens place of the minute and the ones place of "0" are marked, and the OFF place of the tens place is "1". Mark the ones with a "5", the tens and the ones with a "0". In the mode year designation field 40, “every year” is marked, and in the year setting field 42, nothing is marked. "1" in the month setting field 44c
Mark 2 "," 13 "," 14 "," 15 ". Setting can be done by marking in this way.

[Time], "Chime", "Timer", and "Repeat" are set in the mode designation field 4, and the day setting field 8
When setting the day of the week, it is called a weekly program.
A case where "many years" is specified in the mode year specification field 40 is called a perpetual program, and a case where "annual" is specified is called an annual program.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the card type program timer of the present invention. Program timer 50
Can be configured using a microcomputer. The control circuit 51 stores a program for operating the control circuit 51 itself, and the operation is executed according to the stored program.

The clocking means 56 calculates clock pulses of a constant cycle output from the crystal oscillating section 55, stores the count value thereof, and performs clocking operation. The clock means 56 obtains data corresponding to the date, the day of the week, and the current time. Figure 1
The card 2 described above is inserted into the card reading means 52. The card reading means 52 reads the setting information of the card 2 and outputs it to the judging means 53. The discriminating means 53 outputs the setting information read by the card reading means 52 to the program storing means 54 when the mode designated in the mode designation column 4 of the card 2 shown in FIG. It is determined whether the setting information is a weekly program, a perpetual program, or an annual program. Based on the determination result, the weekly program is the weekly program storage means 54a, the perpetual program is the perpetual program storage means 54b, and the annual program is the annual program. Write in the storage means 54c. Further, in the discrimination means 53, the mode designation field 4 of the card 2 shown in FIG.
When the mode designated by is "erase", the desired program in the storage means 54 is read and erased in order to erase the program.

When the weekly program, the perpetual program and the yearly program are set in the same circuit, the priority order identification means 59 controls which program is given priority. If a perpetual or annual program is set, execution of the perpetual or annual program is prioritized even if a weekly program is set for the same circuit number at the same time on the same day. It If both a perpetual program and an annual program are set, “annual” has priority.

The output control means 57 stores the current date, day of the week, and time sent from the clock means 56, and the storage means 54.
The designation information of the programs that are output from the priority order identification means 59 are compared. If they match as a result of the comparison, the mode designated in the mode designation column 4 of the card 2 shown in FIG. 1 is executed. Mode is "report",
In the case of "timer" or "repetition", a signal is output to an external device or the like through the output switch 67.

When the mode is "chime", the built-in electronic chime is used. When the music piece selection means 61 inputs the music piece designation information from the program designation information compared by the output control means 57, the music piece selection means 61 calls the designated music piece from the music piece storage means 60.

A plurality of kinds of music can be stored in advance in the music storage means 60. When the music specifying information is input from the music selecting means 61, the same music as the music specifying information is selected from the music storing means 60 and selected. The selected song is output to the amplifier 62.

The output means for outputting the selected music piece is composed of an amplifier 62 and a speaker 63. Amplifier 62
Is amplifying the music signal in order to output the designated music. In the amplifier 62, a signal for turning on the power of the amplifier 62 is input before the set time by the amount of time for starting the chime of the designated information of the program compared by the output control means 57, and the power is turned on. After that, the signal of the music piece selected by the music piece selecting means 61 is amplified and output from the speaker 63.

The operation switch section 66 is an operation switch for confirming the contents of the program stored in the storage means 54, changing the tune, and changing the date, day of the week, and the current time of the clock means 56. The display unit 65 displays information for confirming the contents of the program, changing the song, changing the date, the day of the week, and the current time.

The operation switch section 66 is also used as a music piece changing means. Regarding the change of the song, since the storage unit 54 stores the designation information such as the set time, the selected song, the start of the chime, the day of the week, etc., when the currently set song is changed, the operation switch section 66 makes a desired change. Call the program and change the specified track of the program. The changing method will be described with reference to FIG.

The annual erasing means 58 erases the annual program stored in the annual program storing means of the storing means 54. When the program is run annually, it erases the program on a daily basis.

FIG. 3 is an embodiment showing the appearance of the card type program timer of the present invention. The display unit 65 displays the current time, date, and program content. The program call button 80a, which is the operation switch unit 66 shown in FIG. 2, is used to confirm and correct the current time, date, and program contents.
? h ,? Button 82, + button 84, 0 second setting button 8
6, it can be set by operating the setting button 88 and the clock button 90. There is one program call button for each circuit, and since there are eight circuits in the figure, there are eight buttons up to 80a-h.

Next, a method of setting the current time and date will be described. FIG. 3A shows the display of the date, for example, July 7, 2002 is displayed. Next, how to set the date will be described. When the clock button 90 is pressed for 3 seconds and the setting button 88 is pressed, the date flashes and the date can be corrected. The? Button 82 and + button 84 are used to set the year, month, and day. When the year, month, and day have been set, the setting button 88 is finally pressed to finish the setting. The day of the week is automatically set by setting the date.

FIG. 3B shows the display of time,
As an example, 12:50:38 is displayed. Next, how to set the time will be described. When the clock button 90 is pressed for 3 seconds and the setting button 88 is pressed, the time flashes and the state becomes settable. The hour button and minute button are set with the? Button 82 and the + button 84. Regarding the seconds, the external current time is confirmed, and when the time reaches 0 seconds, the seconds are set by pressing the 0 second setting button 86, and finally the setting button 88 is pressed to complete the setting. Since the day of the week is set according to the date set in FIG. 4A, the day of the week is not set.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of changing the music of the card type program timer of the present invention. As described with reference to FIG. 1, when programmed by a card, one song is always set (here, the song is "1"). Therefore, when the song is changed, it is changed by a button operation. . Hereinafter, description will be made using examples. The figure shows the song setting of the built-in electronic chime that is set in the circuit "3". The weekday (Monday-Friday) 8:00 song is set to "3"
A case in which the 0th song is changed to "5" will be described.
Since the circuit is "3", the program call button 80c of the circuit "3" is pressed once to display FIG. 4 (a).
The display shows the startup time of the amplifier, which is set to 2 seconds here. When the program call button 80c is pressed once, FIG. 4B is displayed. FIG. 4B shows the current setting contents, and the song “1” is displayed at 8:00 on weekdays. When the setting button 88 is pressed once, the music blinks as shown in FIG. By pressing the? Button 82 and the + button 84 during the blinking, the tune is changed. As shown in FIG. 4 (d), here, by pressing the setting button 88 with the music set to "3", the chime at 8 o'clock on weekdays is changed to the music "3" and the blinking disappears.

Next, by pressing the program call button 80c once, the next set contents are displayed as shown in FIG. 4 (e). In FIG. 4E, the track "1" is displayed at 17:30 on weekdays. When the setting button 88 is pressed once, the music blinks as shown in FIG. By pressing the? Button 82 and the + button 84 during the blinking, the tune is changed. As shown in FIG. 4 (g), here, the song is set to "5" and the setting button 88 is pushed, so that the chime at 8 o'clock on weekdays is changed to the song "5" and the blinking disappears. If there is no program thereafter, “end” indicating the end is displayed as shown in FIG. This completes the setting, and when the clock button 90 is pressed, the time display screen returns.

[0041]

According to the present invention, the designation information can be input to the program timer with one card.
The time and effort required for inputting a plurality of cards are eliminated, and the card reading time can be reduced. Further, since it is not necessary to create two cards having different items to be described, the cost of the cards can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanation of a card which is an input means for storing setting information in a card type program timer of the present invention and programming it.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a card type program timer of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an embodiment showing an appearance of a card type program timer of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of changing music of the card type program timer of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols] 2 cards 51 control circuit 52 card reading means 53 Discrimination means 54 storage means 56 Timekeeping means 57 Output control means 58 years eraser 59 Priority identification means 60 song storage means 61 Music selection means 62 amplifier 63 speakers 65 Display 66 Operation switch section 67 Output switch

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A card capable of at least specifying designation information for outputting a signal to an external device and sounding a built-in electronic chime at a set date and time, and a card reading means for reading the designation information of the card, Of the specified information read from the card reading means, weekly programs set for each day of the week, perpetual programs set to run every year on specified days, annual programs set to run only on specified days of a fixed year A program storing means for storing the program, an erasing means for erasing the yearly program stored in the program storing means, and a priority order of the yearly program, the perpetual program, and the weekly program stored in the program storing means. Priority identifying means, time measuring means for measuring the current date, day of the week, and time, and output from the time measuring means Output control means for comparing the selected information among the programs stored in the program storage means with the program selected by the priority order identification means, and controlling the designated operation of the designated number when the designated times match. And a card-type program timer. 2. A card capable of designating at least designated information for outputting a signal to an external device and sounding a built-in electronic chime at a set date and time, and a card reading means for reading the designated information of the card, Of the specified information read from the card reading means, weekly programs set for each day of the week, perpetual programs set to run every year on specified days, annual programs set to run only on specified days of a fixed year A program storing means for storing the program, an erasing means for erasing the yearly program stored in the program storing means, and a priority order of the yearly program, the perpetual program, and the weekly program stored in the program storing means. Priority identifying means, time measuring means for measuring the current date, day of the week, and time, and output from the time measuring means Output control means for comparing the selected information among the programs stored in the program storage means with the program selected by the priority order identification means, and controlling the designated operation of the designated number when the designated times match. A song storage unit that stores a plurality of songs in advance; a song selection unit that selects and calls up a song of a program matched by the output control unit from the song storage unit; and a song called by the song selection unit A card for changing the tune by calling a program whose tune is to be changed among a plurality of programs stored in the program storage means, and a card changing means for outputting the tune. Expression program timer.